Comprised of leading experts from the academic and user communities, the strategic advisory network (SAN) helps ESRC access the voice and expertise of its communities. The SAN provides:
- detailed expert support and advice including on the design of strategies and schemes, investment management, pre- and post-award, and interventions
- a broad perspective of advice on issues, proposals and decisions, including feedback on views within our various stakeholder groups
- access to a pool of academic and user experts to whom the office can turn to for ad-hoc advice and advocacy and to test out new ideas
- provision of input into general policy advice
Read the ESRC code of practice for committee and group members.
See the strategic advisory network terms of reference.
SAN members
| Member | Current term ends |
|---|---|
| Professor Tim Vorley – Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Oxford Brookes Business School | 31 March 2026 |
| Dr Lígia Teixeira – Chief Executive, Centre for Homelessness Impact | 31 March 2026 |
| David Shallcross – Impact and Evidence Manager at The Connection, St Martin’s | 31 March 2026 |
| Professor Alison Pilnick – Professor of Language, Health and Society, Manchester Metropolitan University | 31 March 2026 |
| Professor Martyn Pickersgill – Personal Chair of the Sociology of Science and Medicine, The University of Edinburgh | 31 March 2026 |
| Amy Mount – Senior Associate, European Climate Foundation | 31 March 2026 |
| Dr Dawn Knight – Reader in Applied Linguistics, Cardiff University | 31 March 2026 |
| Dr Carrie Heitmeyer – Government Office for Science | 31 March 2026 |
| Jayanthi Ezekiel – Policy professional and economist | 31 March 2026 |
| Professor Lee Elliot Major – Professor of Social Mobility, University of Exeter | 31 March 2026 |
| Professor Pamela Davis-Kean – Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science, University of Michigan, US | 31 March 2026 |
| Professor Jon Coaffee – Professor of Urban Geography in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick | 31 March 2026 |
| Dr Iwona Bisaga – Research Associate on the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme, Loughborough University | 31 March 2026 |
Last updated: 28 March 2025